tax-exempt
Americanadjective
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not subject or liable to taxation.
tax-exempt imports.
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providing income that is not taxable.
tax-exempt municipal bonds.
noun
adjective
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(of an income or property) exempt from taxation
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(of an asset) earning income that is not subject to taxation
Etymology
Origin of tax-exempt
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Jeff Tenenbaum, a nonprofit attorney with 30 years of experience advising nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, declined to comment on Siebel Newsom’s specific case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
You can access these documents through the Candid GuideStar Search or verify tax-exempt status through the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
Already, Japan has offered nudges like expanding tax-exempt investment accounts to woo some of the $7 trillion, or half of Japanese households’ wealth, that has been parked in cash into equities.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
The 725-acre campus, adorned by stone neo-Gothic buildings, is largely tax-exempt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
But the Cox resolution was adopted in 1952; and the Cox committee to investigate tax-exempt foundations was set up.
From The Invisible Government by Dan Smoot
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